Peerage Record – 24397

     Mary Mathews is the daughter of Richard Mathews.¹ She married Thomas Mathew, son of unknown Mathew.¹
     Her married name became Mathew.¹

     Mary Alethea Mackarness was the daughter of Rt. Rev. John Fielder Mackarness.² She married Bernard John Seymour Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary, son of John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Jane Fortescue Seymour, on 3 August 1876.¹ She died on 2 April 1940.¹
     From 3 August 1876, her married name became Coleridge. After her marriage, Mary Alethea Mackarness was styled as Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary on 14 June 1894.

     Geoffrey Duke Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary was born on 23 July 1877.¹ He was the son of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Mary Alethea Mackarness.² He married Jessie Alethea Mackarness, daughter of George Evelyn Mackarness, on 14 September 1904.¹ He died on 27 March 1955 at age 77.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1900 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1920 in the Devonshire Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary, co. Devon [U.K., 1874] on 24 September 1927.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon in 1929.¹

     Hon. Audrey Jane Coleridge was born on 4 October 1878.¹ She was the daughter of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Mary Alethea Mackarness.² She died on 22 August 1922 at age 43.¹

     Hon. Phyllis Mary Coleridge was born on 11 May 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Mary Alethea Mackarness.² She died on 26 December 1950 at age 67, unmarried.¹

     Richard Mathews lived at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     George Evelyn Mackarness lived at Lahard, County Cavan, Ireland^G.¹

     Jessie Alethea Mackarness was born in 1880 at Scotland^G.² She was the daughter of George Evelyn Mackarness.³ She married Geoffrey Duke Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary, son of Bernard John Seymour Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Mary Alethea Mackarness, on 14 September 1904.¹ She died on 25 April 1957.¹
     From 14 September 1904, her married name became Coleridge. After her marriage, Jessie Alethea Mackarness was styled as Baroness Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary on 24 September 1927.

     Captain Richard Duke Coleridge, 4th Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary was born on 24 September 1905.² He was the son of Geoffrey Duke Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Jessie Alethea Mackarness.² He married Cecilia Rosamund Fisher, daughter of Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher and Cecilia Warre-Cornish, on 28 August 1936.² He died on 20 May 1984 at age 78.^2,3
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.² He was with the War Cabinet Office between 1940 and 1941.² He was with the Joint Staff Mission to Washington in 1941.² He was Deputy Secretary to British Joint Staff and Combined Chiefs of Staff between 1942 and 1945.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1944.² He was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit in 1945.² He was U.K. Secretary to the Military Staff Committee of the U.N. between 1946 and 1948.² He was Secretary to the British Joint Services Mission to Washington in 1948.² He was Chief Staff Officer to Marshal of Royal Air Force, Lord Tedder.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1951.² He succeeded as the 4th Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary, co. Devon [U.K., 1874] on 27 March 1955.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1971.² He was chairman of the Devon and Exeter Savings Bank between 1971 and 1975.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon in 1973.² He was chairman of TSB between 1975 and 1984.²

     Hon. John Seymour Duke Coleridge was born on 1 October 1908.¹ He is the son of Geoffrey Duke Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St. Mary and Jessie Alethea Mackarness.² He married Dora Lovelace Carter, daughter of George Coplestone Carter, on 8 September 1934.¹